is working with no pay just to maintain relationships. >> we have -- we hope this is short lived. in three months we'll have the bank paid off and we'll call them back. >>reporter: the cut in staff means cut in patient fair. 6,000 patients were fitted every month. now he'll only be able to treat half of them. his goal is to bring back 400 employees after he paid off the $10 million loan. we have the letter on our website at abc2news.com. cheryl conner, abc two news. first the rain and then the humidity. it has been a rough start to the week. >> can we expect more seasonable weather for you. let's check out with our meteorologist to see what is on the way. >>reporter: been line is this. humid, showers and storms are fuel fuelled by the humid faechl. we have storms rumbling in

baltimore county. as you go further west out towards siekzville. we have thunderstorms rumbling through this area heavy downpours in this area as well. we'll watch this cluster of wet weather crossing the state in northern kent county. clouds holding tough and i think it will be a fairly gray day tomorrow. temperatures slow to move into the morning hours and it will be damp with the rain tonight and very high humidity levels holding tough. we'll talk about how things will unfollowed fold as -- unfold as we head towards the weekend. it's what they do best. save a life. nis, two of them. fire -- in this case. two of them. they were on the third floor apartment. they were treated for smoke inhalation. no idea how this one started. in moore river there were smoke and flames when firefighters showed up in the two alarm fir one point, firefighters had to evacuate and fight it from the

outside. the owners say they got the call after 8:00 this morning. no one was injured. the damage was estimate $500,000 but he says he has insurance and plans to rebuild. a pair of thieves accused of targeting female shoppers is behind bars. these surveillance pictures were released two weeks ago. the woman and a man team would distract female shoppers at grocery stores and would steal their walts. montgomery police -- their wallets. mont gamry have charged them with'credit card fraud. the stuff they bought was found in their home. they have similar cases in dc, and north carolina. more on the story we told you about last night. police are on the look out for robbers targeting runners for their smart phones. they attacked three victims in

wyman park and roland park for the phone. in one incident they beat up a man and another they threatened to kill a woman. they used a pair of vehicles to drive around including a black toyota camry which could have been used in a recent string of 7-11 robberies in baltimore. >> we'll look at every lead. as part of, that if anyone has seen anything in their travels, if they've seen the two types of cars, the white chevy or black camry and believe they were occupied by multiple people, give us a call. >>reporter: they were reported stolen in the same morning of at tack. if you have any information that could help the detectives give police a call. to an abc two news exclusive. the deadly surviv. brian mcdonough lost 19 brothers in june. he would have been with the other 19 that died in the fire but the captain made the

decision that saved his life. he was put on look out assignment which spared his life but had to look on from the distance as his fellow firefighters were swallowed byte fire. after the fire swept over his team. he started to here phones ringing. >> i sunk. i was still with our vehicles in one of the buggies and i could hear whoever didn't bring their phone. i could hear phones ringing. knowing it was their wives, their family. i sunk. sunk into my seat. i sunk into myself. i couldn't think. >> mcdonough has been to 19 funerals trying to put on a brave public face and stray strong for the families of his fallen brothers. the latest for the search of a 16-year-old california girl. the friend of hannah anderson told the teen he had a crush on her. the fbi has started the for him. he is accused of killing the

teenager's mother and the 8-year-old brother. he followed the teen after a deadly confrontation of the home. the bodies of christina and ethan anderson were found in the house. his father made this plea to him, someone he considered as a family friend. >> i'm begging you to let my daughter go. you've taken everything else. hannah, we all love you very much. and if you have a chance, you take it. you run. >> now, the detectives are following several leads from texas to canada and mexico. the first statewide amber alert issued to all california cell phones. he is believe teed be driving a blue nissan versa. 62 years after her death, the family of henrietta lax can rest a little easier. she died without her family's ken, her cells because -- con

sesz. her cells were used without her consent. . the family reached a genetic privacy agreement with nih, researchers will be allowed full access to the database governerned by the panel that contains family members. her story is the subject of a best seller the im mortal life of henrietta lax. with no intention of catching a flight to bwi, the protest was in response to the treatment of a moral mother born in american flights. she was asked by a flight attendant to use a blanket to cover herself while breast feeding. she and other moms were offended by the request so more than 20 months showed up today for flursing in front of the american -- for nursing in front of the counter.

>> we do this in the discretion or mo. >> american air lines sent an apology letter. the policy is to allow moms to breast feed in flights. while ensuring the comfort of other passengers. let's talk about the carseats. they upstate lines. >> maryland kids in safety seats is making it easier for parents to be. they're offering free inspections and demonstrations. inspectors will look at everything from the carseat size to installations to recalls. the tips they offer could save your child's life. >> we want parents to know how to best protect their child. they learn all of the tricks of the trade, the right way to do it. we can break down their carseat ininstructions and teach them to -- instructions and teach them to treat their child. >> there is a lot they went over. they were informative and

everything i could have ever wanted to. >> there were r a few free inspection dates coming up. we'll list a time in the maryland section of absence absence. let's take a ride across country. orioles, chris davis hit his 41st home run. it was the longest him in san diego county. j.j. hardy hit one. and this one bounced off the upper deck as the orioles brought them 2-0. now it's off to san francisco for the weekend skwl joo let's talk basketball. returning to the arena --. let's talk basketball. the returning to the arena since 1999 they will play carmelo anthony on the 17ed this marks the 50th anniversary of the bullets. this will be a homecoming for melo who went to catholic.

you know what they say. it's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. >> it took three years but the fight against an eyesore finally made way. you heard of drive through restaurants. is this more of a drive into. we'll show you what happened after a man crashed into a gas station. if you like chocolate. you'll like this story. new research shows it can boost your memory. there's a catch. not just every chocolate. still an active night across maryland. you're getting set for a new storm. we'll break all of this down with maryland most top radar when we come back.

. house of horrors where three men were held captive is no longer standing tonight. the cleveland home of ariel castro was demolished. on lookers cheered and clapped.

gina took control of the backhoe and dealt the first blow. she was held captivehe longest and released balloons at the home as a sign of hope and freedom. >> i hope to be a motivational speaker and let everyone know that they're heard. that they are loved, and there is hope for everyone. >> prosecutors say ariel castro cried today when he signed over the deed to his house. he told him he had "happy memories there with the women". vandals defaced the statute of hall of famers peewee reese. an swastica written in black marker on the statute. it sits in front of the stadium. the hate crime task force is investigating it. dill against is paying -- diligence is paying off. they complained for years over a

home occupied with race. how something is finally being done. >>reporter: years of growing grass. >> this house shouldn't have been like this for years. >>reporter: a growing infestation for rats. >> and patients that continues growing thin. >> we don't sit on the porch because we're scared of the rats. >>reporter: this is best to describe how life on long view avenue in edison. it sits be between theirs, has been unoccupied, broken into and left to rot. >> the neighbors we had, they moved out one night in the middle of the niechlth ever since they moved out -- le of the night. ever since they moved out. >> there's been times i went down the steps and they just ran a cross my feet. >> repeated calls were met without any help. >> every time i call him, he say

no no longser owns the property. enough is enough. >>reporter: jones and neighbors started calling baltimore city calling complaint after complaint to get something done. >> i have called housing, i've called the city. i haven't -- i have called the city about 100 times. i want them to come clean the property up. >>reporter: after it turned into the jungle like the pictures provided by jones, the department of public works showed up to mow but they weren't impressed with what was left. >> that's what they done. they did that. didn't rake it up or sweep it up and they here about ten minutes. and they left. >>reporter: so we called. michael braverman with the housing authority and knew that they weren't going unchecked at all. >> we've issued citations, violation notices, cut the grass and all of the citations and the grass cutting are leans against the property but at this point it's clear to us we have to ask for assistance from the district court of maryland sthoo that is what they have --.

>>reporter: that is what they have done. they filed a lawsuit against henry odom for failing to act to keep his property maintained. he told us the bank repossessed the home but all records we found indicate he's the owner. >> we feel the outcome there is going to be to wake them up and either ensure that they're under an order to maintain it, that the court will sanction if they fail to comply and we feel that really should do the trick, but if it doesn't to talk frankly with him about getting rid of the property. >>reporter: it's an outcome the neighbors are hoping to see to enjoy the front porches and not have to worry about unwelcome rodents. >> the first court appearance is set for september the 10th. >> and inspectors declared the home as insecure. michael braverman says that opens up the city for more

options of getting the situation revolved quicker. we have a health alert. downing two cups of hot chocolate a day could help with brain health. harvard researchers, they're pretty smart. say it increased blood flow but you have to drink your chocolate to get the benefits researchers warn about prescribing yourself a candy bar, it won't boost brain . and now, from abc two. maryland most accurate forecast. all right. take a look. maryland radar tonight. no severe storms to talk about but there is dangerous lightning embedded in every summer thunderstorm. and that what we have going on tonight. a pretty big downpours. on the front edge of a more

significant thunderstorm here. thunderstorm out of elders burg now. getting the second round of the evening after getting one earlier that briefly did have a severe thunderstorm attached. a tremendous amount of moisture there. the back end of fredrick as we go through the next 1 or 2 hours this will clear from twoesz east. if you're sense -- west to west. . any warnings and alerts to tell you about primarily. a coastal flood for randall and two flash flood warnings including york county over the state line if you're watching this on cable. a flash flood concern there with the heavy down pour moving through your area right now. in baltimore, a wet looking city tonight. 75 degrees, damp, rain has been fairly light downtown. more significant, of course, as you go into baltimore county. days getting shorter, sunset at 8:12 these days. on the bay it looks decent for a

shower. a mid day sunshine but not a lot. a chance for a shower or storm will come back late tomorrow or tomorrow evening and we'll crank up in the day on friday. temperatures uniformly moderate. humidity very high. a south breeze. it will return with the south wind cranking up the humidity. that will at times probably fuel scattered showers and maybe a thunder shower. once this disturbance comes through. i don't see a lot in the immediate area. it will feature damp roads over the night. watch for slick spots there. otherwise, a slow moving part. slowly, by the end of the weekend, to get the return flow out of. there the cranking south breeze keeps bringing in the humidity and the moisture and the slow moving front

squeezing the rare together. basically pushing that air and fuelling some showers and storms right through the next several dachltz give you the timing on that. you can see the future trend here. most of the active weather will line up west of us. tomorrow could be good news for the big jay z concert. justin timberlake. it will edge into the state. it will stall out in the later part of the weekend. it could linger not just into friday but unfortunately part of the saturday. a few sgs tomorrow. 86 here and -- a few showers tomorrow. 86 here. and not a heavy, steady rain at this point. friday it could be a heavy, steady rain. the showers will be on and off the next several days. temperatures will increase friday and start to decrease saturday and better weather sunday, monday, tuesday. deal with it a few more days. muggy, shower action.

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discovery channel denying any involvement. sounds shady, don't you think? >> no idea. >> a little active on the radar tonight. give you a quick check again. the bigger weather now rolling out of southern carol county into southern baltimore county. you'll here a rumble of thunder if you haven't heard it already. the outlook keeps the rain around through the concert tomorrow. most cases it won't be a steady rain. just showers. i think the party will go on and dryer by the end of the week. ready?

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everybody, i'm jimmy kimmel, thank you watching. i got to show you something. back stage, i am veryigh strung right now. i had about a gallon of coffee an hour ago. i don't know why, i don't usually drink coffee, but somebody brought these giant iced coffees in my office, i don't know why, but they taste so good. they are like giant olsen twins, and now, i don't know why.

i want to fight everybody. i want to hug people really, really hard. boy, look out, you're the most huggable guy in the room, i might get over to you. >> that isy. >> jimmy: let me just get the energy out. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. okay. that was good. i got that out of my system and i think i have a hernia. you're not losing any weight, are you? solid. did you know about the first lady michelle obama's "let's move" campaign. this is her initiative to try to get kids to exercise. well, guess what? they put out a hip-hop video, and who did they get to hop? that is right, noted dr. oz. >> just the other day ♪ ♪ they see me on the show. i'm not sure ♪

♪ exercise. it is all about the move ♪ yeah, all about the move ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, you know, kids love dr. oz, do kids love dr. oz. >> the song is part of a track titled healthy eating, which is hip-hop and veggie love, which sounds like a dirty thing, i guess vegetables and hip-hop go hand in hand, snoop dog has been celebrating his love of leafy greens for a while. a new report from the cdc shows that obesity rate has dropped for kids in 15 states. either that, or the parents are getting fatter. it is in new jersey,